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Harford County residents urge tougher limits on data centers as council weighs moratorium
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Harford County Council they oppose a proposed Mountain Branch data center campus, citing water, zoning and transparency concerns. Council member Bennett said the moratorium was drafted proactively and called for a stakeholder work group to develop legally enforceable standards.
Dozens of Harford County residents urged the County Council to tighten restrictions on large data-center projects and to convert a temporary moratorium into an outright ban on siting such facilities on farmland and other nonindustrial land.
Public commenters criticized a developer marketing site for the proposed Mountain Branch campus and said it presented a misleading sales pitch. "Project owners know that Harford County does not enforce its own zoning code," said John Pimalamo, who urged the council to "change the way you operate." Brian Taney said the developer website presented "rainbows and dollars in your pockets"…
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